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If you move out of an apartment and do not move into another apartment in Germany, you must deregister.

The most important cases are moving abroad or deregistering a secondary residence.

If you move within Germany, you do not have to deregister. All you need to do is register with your new municipality.

In the case of persons under 16 years of age, care must be taken to ensure that they are deregistered from the persons from whose home they are moving out.

Confirmation from the landlord

You must deregister with the registration office within two weeks of moving out of the apartment. You can deregister the week before moving out of the apartment.

the registration office of the municipality or city of the previous place of residence

the registration office of the municipality or city of the previous place of residence

• Section 17 (2) of the Federal Registration Act (BMG)
• Section 21 (4) of the Federal Registration Act (BMG)
• Section 24 (1) of the Federal Registration Act (BMG)
• Nos. 17.2 and 21.4 General Administrative Regulation for the Implementation of the Federal Registration Act (BMGVwV)

Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI)